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Goosenecks

A gooseneck hitch puts a ball in the center of your truck bed, and the trailer's coupler drops straight onto it — a simple, strong setup common on flatbeds, livestock, and some heavy RV trailers. This category covers gooseneck rail kits cut for specific trucks (Draw-Tite for Ford Super Duty, Dodge Ram, and GM), ball mounts like the Demco Recon rated to 21,000 lb, pop-in balls, and the PullRite and MORryde adapters that let a gooseneck truck pull a fifth-wheel trailer.

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Choosing gooseneck hitch parts

Gooseneck hitches are truck-specific below the bed and load-rated above it. The rail kit bolts to the frame in a fixed pattern for your truck, and the ball mount or adapter on top has to carry your trailer's weight. Sort out fitment first, then capacity.

  • Truck-specific rail kits. The under-bed rails and brackets are engineered for one truck. A Draw-Tite kit for a 1999-2016 Ford F-250/F-350 won't fit a Ram, and the GM Silverado/Sierra kit is its own part. Confirm year, make, model, and any cab-and-chassis exceptions before ordering.
  • Ball and mount capacity. The ball mount carries the load. A Demco Recon mount rated 21,000 lb and a PullRite adapter rated 25,000 lb are built for heavy trailers, so match the rating to your loaded gooseneck weight with margin.
  • Pop-in and flip-over balls. Factory and aftermarket gooseneck systems use a ball that pops into the bed socket, like the Reese pop-in for the GM system, and stows flush when you want a flat bed. Match the ball to your bed's socket system.
  • Gooseneck-to-fifth-wheel adapters. If you have a gooseneck ball but want to pull a fifth-wheel trailer, an adapter like the PullRite ISR or the MORryde rubber-pin-box kit bridges the two. It's convenient, though a dedicated fifth-wheel hitch tows more smoothly for regular use.

If you're leaning toward a fifth-wheel trailer instead, the 5th-wheel hitches page covers those heads and rails, and a pop-in ball still needs a lock from couplers and locks when you park. See hitches and couplers for the whole towing range.

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